Old Uncle Toe
Well-Known Member
Americans cut the food then switch the fork to the right hand to eat the bite? I was born and raised in the Murica and I don't do that. I do hold it tines-up and use it as a scoop thought. To eat my rice with a spoon seems a bit inelegant. I don't know why.What if one is not born and reared in a Protestant tradition?
Just for fun:
Using Your Knife and Fork: The American Way vs. the European Way
There are two basic methods for eating with a knife and fork. The “American” involves having your fork in your left and your knife in your right when cutting your food, then putting the knife down and switching your fork to your right hand to eat, tines facing upwards. (If you’re right-handed...www.thekitchn.com
But that switching hands thing sounds really inefficient. When ingesting mountains of sugary, fatty calories is at hand, Americans don't have time to move the fork back and forth.
